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Oefi _ TAMBBADUDT U hA 1 ram F f [IMPROPERLY DRAFTED a ; 9 "' f BILL NEARLY P , ASSES T0 MPORTANT LIBERAL LEADER CALLS PREM.-- | | IER'S ATTENTION TO --'-_"'*---s__ | ( § The Government bill to give muni-- | hy corietitetaet Covs ces | C'l-Da'littiJ:s loca'l option in taxation to f & s an extent that would make si | 9 single Bill to Amend Workmen's ita,x operative came within a narrow | # margin 'of going through i | R ' En in a form | C_Ompensatlon Act Alter & |that would have made it conflict with | i ¢ |'the principie of the general i ed by Committee [the Provigee « law of Sm tnaromimioe es aagss "thAq' (}I'afted"1,he bill provided that | REA E ( e celectors" could vote to exempt | | DY FOR FINAL STAG | OpOUOOments, business and income, | | |aithough the general la w only allows + | Wieebidieets atenaabtraeireerirruige | rwtepgyem to vo'te on any questioni |__When the amendments to the | :g:rz%t":g) %';af';:g;;d W'h';'n the 'bill + h rea | Workmen's Compensation Act camel | House yesterday the mant%'erin '5:: jup for consideration in Committee| fdrawn to the attention of the Gov-- of the House last night J. A. Pin--| e{rnment by Mr. Dewart. After the | * &ard, Liberal, East Ottawa, launch-- | T ouse resumed in the evening the | w t | Prime Minister accepted an amend-- ed a discussion on the injustice ofl lmem by Mr. Dewart providing that' cutting down injured workmen's | |only qualified ratepayers should be,' disability allowance after it had | |sifen the vote upon such by--laws. , | once been decided on by the board.| | _ To meet an Objection raised by the ' R. L. Brackin, West Kent, de--| | Premier, Mr. Dewart added -- an clared ~that the troubie. with the | [amendment which would permit elec. Workmen's Compensation Act was. ]rtorg to vote where ithe Government * that the workmen did not under--| | believes this was justified. stand it. He instanced a case of a' j enmmninnsntmmmeiinntiomneniep anen aave cce Chatham workman who, after hav-- | s Rapateytovace ing lost an eye, was given a chequel | DEWART Is CRITICAL.' by his employers for $250 in ful H. H. Dew 4 payment for his disability. ' f terday 'againar;'ttl;l?lfggl {f:de" l0 The Conservative group endeavor-- | enforcing the Ontario T erange ed to have the clause eliminated | emperance! j Act when the item was reached in calling for full compensation for; the estimates. He asserted agai | those earning less than $12 a week.| the License Board should ga"i i 5f Hon. Geo. S. Henry wanted to know | one member. He was Aiso of 'Sti of |-- why these people should be givenl [ of "the Gove o critical | 4# full compensation when it was re-- [ dispe overnment running liquor ported that it was such workmen de': njsarxeg in the manner it did, > who were the ~worst malingerers. BC NB Nat it savored of the Gov-- Hon. Mr. Rollo said it was designed ia{r:me}n{t being in the liquor business, tor nrten hice in ar tem Aclinre 6 ceipis last you? Infoagh The <o. rdors five, six or ten dollars a C vendors i?:el?fl(gtrr: ti.l vote, the motion of Mr.| :derfhilt)oil'lut"foilg;;n:l}l:?s. He p"]"'dm;;' u+ y out | stigation wou De I'?"'" qtzob}w\-a':;g tt};e1glause struck | made by the . commission -- which was lost bj &4 would be appointed following the Yields to Pressure. I session to ' investigate the working t of the O.T.A. An important change was made i : in clause 15 of the bill, when Pre-- | i | mier Drury, yielding to pressure.| | i i | | from the Opposition side, accepted | !WI" Try to Expedlte j |a motlion by Charles McCrea io < & ' strike out that part which provided | | Wmdlng UP of Company' for a levy on schedule two employ-- / | In reply to N. Asmussen (North | ers to meet pensions for which the Ne * employer individually liable cannot| Waterlo0), Hon. W. E. Raney pro-- | be assessed, either because of 1n-' mised that the Government would | | solvency, limited liability or other try to expedite the winding up of | | causes. That part of the clause| |\the Dominion 'Permanent Loanl | providing for additional levies forl | Company. K. K. Homuth . _ (South | | emplovers in schedule one neces-- | | Waterloo) was of the opinion that | | sary to meet increases to widows| | the Government should wind up the | ' on pensions filxyed heretofore was' | affairs of the company quickly.. Mr.| ladopted. Much of the necessity t'or' \ Raney declared that the assets of | the clause, hawever, was removed' ithe company were practically all by the dropping of Clause 13, which | stolen because of insufficient in | provided for the payment of the| spection, and that they had been increased alloWwances on all pay--: invested in a railway in British Col-- ments accruing hereafter, whether| umbia under disguise. The railroad the accident happened before or{ seemed to be existent on paper only. | after the date the present bill comes | --»opmannee semnanammnnmmematoenesntnnntetemeetememaacmmtacnemmnmmarctnemescemmanr commmtemmememmenramn, * into effect. This generally retroactive | feature was sharply criticized, but| 1 es 4 no objection was offered to the pre-- | ~ \Power Companies Ob)ect ceding clause, which provides for | I s y a pensions to widows being increased% to Camlchael § B]l P o r. | e in the same manne | . Protesting againgt the" I§@#f#kG is Dropped. | ' h Clause | ljntroduced in the . Legislature The clause ;:rovidilng for thte *** ) HMon. D. Carmichael, Sir Willia f c ens ayments | > ! 1L: pi'h'gugzfin o(t) sgh:duolg fwzm em-- | l\gi(i:li(:lnsz?f ]I}(',vgérFfl;grx?qglagnfiegdvgsti?; | ployers which was intended to | '%remier Druty yesterday. They ol '"cover the case of companies going | 4 d to the biil, which would in | out of existence. and leaving their Jecte the BEéféality Of cancellation ¢ compensation liabilities unprovided l |pose the g company which develoj for, was dropped, with the under-- | |"ghtb on lectric power than it ha standing that it would come up again | ed m_ortc:t eto iinder afreement. "Lhq next session. This clause provided | the ";3. ed that the legislation wq % for the establishment of a Pension | comg a";i'c No statement was mad Reserve Fund made up of these cap--| too o Prefafer. but it is understso talized payments, which the board,, by the ;e::xrax'mce Was : given: to' th at its discretion would amalgamate that no as odification. with Pension Reserve Fund -- from % schedule one industries. The objec-- f * seen-- mesafalfanmtie * tion was that this might make T schedule two employers bear part of the burden of schedule one em-- ' ployers. In agreeing to the with-- drawal, Hon. Mr. Rollo intimated P that next session the question of placing in one class employers con-- s tributing to a fund would be brought : up. The bill went through committee ! and is now 'ready for third read-- ing. I } 6 tm \"r, Ill m --_L